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Arc of a Scythe #1

Scythe

Neal Shusterman

4.71

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: Humanity has conquered all those things and has even conquered death....

YA
Pages
435
First published
2016
Language
English
Edition
Ebook

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  • Started July 18, 2026 · Finished July 25, 2026

    “Immortality has turned us all into cartoons.” Something so fascinating about the dystopian genre is that many of these concepts introduced are NOT that far-fetched. There is something truly fascinating, yet horrific about this world-building: the politics of it, the inner turmoil our characters face, the idea of “splatters” as nothing more than thrill-seekers, the sickening sense of adoration the Everyday Citizen has for these bringers of death… This is nothing if not a very thought-provoking and engaging read. I can’t wait to continue this series now and I’m ashamed it’s taken me so long to get to them.

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